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SPONSOR: |
Williams |
DATE TYPED: |
03/07/03 |
HB |
737/aHTRC |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Municipality Yard Waste Fees |
SB |
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ANALYST: |
Padilla |
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REVENUE
Estimated Revenue |
Subsequent Years Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
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Indeterminate
but minimal– see narrative |
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Recurring |
City
Governments |
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(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)
Duplicates SB 601
LFC Files
Environment
Department
Attorney
General’s Office
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of HTRC Amendment
The House Taxation and Revenue Committee
amendment adds a definition of “yard waste” to current statute, thereby
clarifying some confusion in the original bill.
Synopsis
of Original Bill
House Bill 737 amends the Municipal Code to
allow municipalities that provide for the collection and disposal of yard waste
to charge a fee. The fee would apply to
persons owning or controlling real property.
Significant
Issues
Existing statute allows municipalities to charge
fees for “refuse” collection and disposal.
It is unclear why “yard waste” cannot be considered “refuse” and treated
as such with regard to disposal fees.
NMED notes that municipalities may currently elect to collect yard
trimmings along with regular residential refuse, thereby not require special
handling.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
If municipalities are currently incurring
expenses for the collection and disposal of yard waste that are not covered by
the refuse collection fee they are authorized to collect, this bill would help
them cover those expenses.
DUPLICATION
The bill duplicates SB 601.
NMED notes that the bill does not encourage
municipalities to compost the yard waste that is collected. Many cities in the U.S. are taking such
waste materials and treating it as a resource for their composting systems.
TECHNICAL ISSUES
The Attorney General’s office recommends
including a definition section to define and/or distinguish “yard waste” and
“refuse.”
LP/njw:sb